एवंविधा कुमारी सा लिंगमेतद्धि फाल्गुन । स्थापयामास शिवदं बर्करेश्वरसंज्ञितम्
evaṃvidhā kumārī sā liṃgametaddhi phālguna | sthāpayāmāsa śivadaṃ barkareśvarasaṃjñitam
ఇలాంటి ఆ కన్య, ఓ ఫాల్గుణా, శివానుగ్రహం ప్రసాదించే ఈ లింగాన్నే స్థాపించింది; అది ‘బర్కరేశ్వర’ అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధి పొందింది।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced); addressing Phālguna within the story-context
Tirtha: Barkareśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna (Phālguna)
Scene: The maiden, radiant from tapas, installs a dark stone liṅga on a sanctified pedestal; sages and subtle beings witness; the liṅga emanates calm grace, signifying ‘Śivadā’.
Establishing a Śiva-liṅga with devotion is celebrated as a supreme act that channels Śiva’s grace and sanctifies a place into a famed tīrtha.
Barkareśvara (Barkareśeśvara), the liṅga and sacred site established in the narrative.
Liṅga-sthāpanā (establishing a Śiva-liṅga) is described, implying prāṭiṣṭhā and subsequent worship as the dharmic act.